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GreenApple Campus Full and half-day STEM, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs for kids in grades K-8, with some programs just for girls. Chicagoland. Chicago (Polsky Center at the University of Chicago, DePaul College Prep), Elmhurst College and in the Boston area.

Power Up Tech Academy Chicago’s lowest student-teacher ratio and small class sizes make Power Up Tech Academy a great place to start or continue your child’s personal coding adventure! Kids entering grades 1-9 code their own video games, Minecraft mods, animations, websites and more. Beginner to advanced coders welcome. Half and full day options, and daily outdoor recreation. Chicago-north side (Roscoe Village).

2017 Chicago STEM Day Camp Guide

Adler Planetarium Camps for kids pre-K through 10th grade. Some girls-only sessions, but most are co-ed. Older students will attend Mission: Near Space, which, for 8th-10th graders culminates in the launch of a high altitude weather balloon. Internship opportunities are also available at Adler for high school students. Chicago (Museum Campus)

Chicago Botanic Garden Options from pre-K through grade 7, with leadership opportunities for 8-10th graders. Week-long camps for middle school students include chemistry and ecology. Glencoe

College of Lake County (CLC) Program options for 6th graders on up include NASA space camp, digital filmmaking, Minecraft, web design and lasers. They also offer fast-paced summer classes for gifted students. Camps are half-day, Monday-Thursday. Grayslake

Digital Youth Divas This camp is for girls ages 11-13 who haven’t previously participated in a DYD program. Girls meet face-to-face and online while working together to design, create and re-imagine things like jewelry, hair accessories and music using design, circuitry, coding and fabrication. Chicago (Loop)

Dominican University The Summer Gifted and Talented Program provides a range of STEM programs for kids in grades 2-8. River Forest

Galileo Summer Quest(Sponsor)Lets 5th – 8th graders dive deep into something that inspires them. Campers choose a major—something they already love or are excited to explore—then spend the week immersed in it. Working with expert instructors and professional tools and materials, they make short films, build Go Karts and more. With multiple majors to choose from, every week is a new opportunity to realize their personal vision. Chicago Lincoln Park, Winnetka (also in California)

GCE Lab School Unique half-day summer course offerings for kids who will be in grades 7-10 in the coming school year include Rapid Prototyping, and Stage Chemistry, which was developed in partnership with the Goodman Theatre. Chicago (Lincoln Park)

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Click to read more about their girls-only day camps, like Eco-Engineers, Roller Coaster Excitement, Get Ready to Experiment and Explore Nature (GREEN Girls), and residential camps, like Outdoor STEM Lab and the Engineering Design Challenge.

GreenApple Campus (sponsor) Full and half-day STEM, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs for kids in grades K-8, with some programs just for girls. Chicagoland. Chicago-Polsky Center at the University of Chicago, DePaul College Prep and Elmhurst College and in the Boston area

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT, Illinois Tech) Several programs for middle and high school students who are interested in technology, business, architecture, science, engineering, or computers. Some programs can lead to college credit while others are just for fun. Commuters only.

Project SYNCERE Supporting Youth’s Needs with Core Engineering Research Experiments, seeks to prepare the minds and create pathways for underrepresented and disadvantaged students to pursue STEM. They offer a freeHigh School STEM Summer Camp at King College Prep and six, one-week, full-day paid Middle School Summer Camp (financial assistance is available) at Olive Harvey College.

SEEK a project of NSBE, the National Society of Black Engineers, SEEK will take place July 18-August 5 at Miles Davis Magnet Academy. It’s a three-week commuter program for students in grades 3-5. Students will work in teams, using their knowledge to solve problems and create products while discovering the underlying math and science principles involved in these processes.

Steve and Kate’s Camp This national camp, more STEAM than STEM, now has five Chicagoland locations. Pre-K – 7th graders. Chicago (Lakeview, Lincoln Park, West Loop), Oak Park-River Forest, Evanston

The Laboratory Check out creatively-themed science camps like Preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse and Harry Potter. Serves kindergarten up to about 7th grade, age 12. Chicago (Bucktown)

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I’m a Chicago-area mom of teen boys who is passionate about sharing ideas and resources to raise kids who love Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). I’m a blogger, vlogger, baker and maker, as well as the founder of #STEMchat. I also write about parenting gifted kids, girls in STEM and the Maker Movement. [Read More...]